This song was the first one Ronnie and I ever did where he came to me with something he had the musical ideas for first. I heard it and I said, 'Yeah, I like that one — let me work up something for that.' I don’t know why the racial thing came up at the time — maybe there was something going on in the news. I can’t remember what pulled those lyrics out of me, but I love them a lot. They’re relevant lyrics forever. That song has a statement to it... It’s valuable to have 10x10 be seen as Ronnie’s last work, rather than going and digging up some stuff from his past. This was something he truly had a vision for.

- Sammy

Listen to "Color Blind" now on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/6JzRuDvYDUJ2jTHNWoIpCZ

Legendary Guitarist’s Final Album Features A Different Guitarist And Vocalist On Every Track, With Performances By Joe Bonamassa, Phil Collen, Rick Derringer, Sammy Hagar, Glenn Hughes, Brad Whitford, Edgar Winter, And More

LOS ANGELES – Before his untimely death in 2012, renowned American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose began recording an ambitious passion project with bassist Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English) and drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper). The idea was to record 10 songs with 10 different singers and call the album 10X10. Sadly, Ronnie was unable to see the album through during his lifetime.

On September 29, Rhino will release 10x10 on 180-gram vinyl, CD and digitally. The album features inspired pairings, like Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (“Still Singin’ With The Band”) and Sammy with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather (“Color Blind”). Legendary blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa also showcases his guitar talents on the track “The Kingdom’s Come Undone” with Ricky Phillips on vocals. A few artists both sing and play, like Edgar Winter (“Love Is An Art”) and Tommy Shaw (“Strong Enough”). Sammy got his start singing with Montrose. More than 40 years later, he was among the first who agreed to help finish Ronnie’s final album.